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10-29-11

Check out this fun "Poltergeist II" audio commentary, courtesy of the "AbsentCommentator" on YouTube:

Also, site reader Chad Henson recently visited CA and managed to stop by the house used in the film (located in Altadena). Here's his photo (thanks Chad!):

2-23-11

Check out these rare, never before seen photos of the street in Chatsworth, CA that stood in for the "ghost town" version of Cuesta Verde! Looks like the street's residents had a good time watching the filming:

1-27-10ZELDA RUBINSTEIN
1933-2010
Zelda passed away today after an extended hospital stayThe cause was complications of a heart attack she had two months ago, her agent, Eric Stevens, said. No immediate family members survive....Ms. Rubinstein was also known for her public advocacy of AIDS education and the rights of little people, the term she preferred.

You can read more about Zelda's life here:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/28/arts/28rubinstein.html

I'll always remember the time I got to shake her hand briefly and tell her how nice it was to meet her at the "Poltergeist" 25th Anniversary screening in Santa Monica, back in 2007. She was a great lady and will be missed. She will also be remembered for her AIDS education work, back during the days when it was controversial to do so. You can see a recent interview with her regarding that topic here:

It's odd that the two accounts were so different. Hopefully Zelda actually is doing better...

12-30-09

Some sad news to report about Zelda Rubinstein. She's been ill for some time now, and was admitted to the hospital about a month ago. Recently, her family decided to remove her from life support after she suffered organ failure.

God bless Zelda and her family at this time.

I was privileged to (ever so briefly) shake Zelda's hand and say "It's nice to meet you!" at the end of a "Poltergeist" 25th Anniversary screening in Santa Monica back in 2007. She had some great stories to share about the making of the film with the audience that night. To read a wonderful tribute to her, check out Clint Morris' "Moviehole" page here:

In addition, back in 1985, Zelda became the "Motherly Face" of AIDS Prevention, in an AIDS Project Los Angeles safer sex education campaign that was state-of-the-art for its time in the realm of Social Marketing (back when it was "controversial" to do so):

POLTERGEIST II. I was 13 so at least this moment was funny. In an early scene the mom and her mother were sitting together talking,each with a large mug. As they sit and chat,some goof in the audience yells out "Nows a good time for some Campbell's soup!" and as soon as he finished,somebody else let out an insanely loud fart. The whole theater burst into laughter and for the remainder of its running time,random people would start laughing at the earlier incident and the whole theater would get the giggles in a chain reaction.